A living microbe collection and a research resource repository that was established in 1960 and moved to Kansas State in November 2014, when itjoined the Department of Plant Pathology. We primarily serve the fungal genetics research community by providing strains and other material witha simple MTA and low fees and are now leading the transition into the genome‐enabled microbiology era with new approaches to material andinformation resource integration and management. Fungal Genetics Stock Center Video

GPDN is a consortium of nine states including, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas and represents one region of the National Plant Diagnostic Network. The mission of GPDN includes coordinated diagnostics, secure communications, and training of first detectors.

The IWGSC, with more than 1,100 members in 55 countries, is an international, collaborative consortium, established in 2005 by a group of wheat growers, plant scientists, and public and private breeders. The vision of the IWGSC is a high quality genome sequence of bread wheat that serves as a foundation for the accelerated development of improved varieties and that empowers all aspects of basic and applied wheat science.

K-State Research and Extension is a partnership between Kansas State University and the federal, state, and county governments. Research completed is used by extension agents and others to help solve community issues.